Town government · Schuyler County, NY

Reading's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Reading took in $1.3 million and spent $1.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes59%County and local tax money21%State tax money13%Fines and other4.8%Fees for services (sewer, water)1.8%

What stands out

21%

of Reading's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people get none.

Town taxes59%

Property tax
54%$689 thousand
Other taxes
4.7%$60 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Other licenses$48 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$1 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.8%

Fees for services
1.8%$23 thousand
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 1 more
  • Sewer$15 thousand
  • Water$6 thousand
  • Other service charges$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money13%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
13%$168 thousand

County and local tax money21%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
21%$265 thousand

Fines and other4.8%

Interest, rents and other
3.9%$50 thousand
Fines
0.9%$11 thousand

Where it goes

Roads, transit and parking56%Running the government and other costs26%Police, fire, courts and jails16%Water, sewer, trash and utilities1.2%Housing and community development0.2%All other spending0.2%

What stands out

16%

of Reading's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people spends 6.7%.

Spending by category100%

Roads, transit and parking
56%$635 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$635 thousand
Running the government and other costs
26%$295 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
  • Other and not broken out$201 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$39 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$37 thousand
  • Government buildings$17 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$1 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
16%$179 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsFire protection; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Fire protection$132 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$25 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$19 thousand
  • Police$3 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.2%$13 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems and water supply
  • Sewer systems$9 thousand
  • Water supply$4 thousand
Housing and community development
0.2%$2 thousand
Health and hospitals
<0.1%$1 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$1 thousand
Interest on debt
<0.1%$1 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Reading. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Town of Reading itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.